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Young NJ Restaurant Owner Says She's Getting Death Threats Amid Italian Food Feud Young NJ Restaurant Owner Says She's Getting Death Threats Amid Italian Food Feud
Young NJ Restaurant Owner Says She's Getting Death Threats Amid Italian Food Feud What started as a battle over pasta and pizza in a Monmouth County shopping plaza has turned into a full-blown war, complete with death threats, online attacks, and a legal showdown. A lawsuit, filed earlier this month by Luigi’s Famous Pizza, claims their lease agreement gives them the exclusive right to serve certain Italian dishes in the Lincroft Shopping Center.  While the suit names Tatum’s Table, owned by 21-year-old Tatum Menake, it targets the landlord—accusing them of allowing another tenant to sell prohibited food items. Despite this, Menake has been caught in the crossfire—…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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20-Year-Old Reaching Dreams By Opening Upscale Brunch Spot In Central Jersey 20-Year-Old Reaching Dreams By Opening Upscale Brunch Spot In Central Jersey
20-Year-Old Reaching Dreams By Opening Upscale Brunch Spot In Central Jersey Tatum Menake's dream of owning a restaurant matched what she saw in Lincroft: a need for an upscale brunch spot. Menake said she's opening a breakfast and lunch restaurant called Tatum's Table. It'll be located in The Lincroft Grove shopping plaza at 650 Newman Springs Road.  Her first business will take over the former home of Restaurante Puerto Rico, which closed in March 2022. The Colts Neck woman said she was inspired by her family's three generations of experience in the food business.  Menake's brother runs Navy St. Cafe and she has worked with him in the tak…

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by Chris Spiker